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Things to do in İzmir
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Sightlore has 65 places to explore in İzmir, and 65 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
İzmir's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Bergama Museum
Bergama Museum is a museum in Bergama district of İzmir Province, Turkey.
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Asansör
Asansör (Turkish for "elevator", derived from the French word ascenseur) is a historical building in İzmir's Karataş quarter, within the boundaries of the metropolitan district of Konak.
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Kemeraltı
Kemeraltı (more fully, Kemeraltı Çarşısı) is a historical market (bazaar) district of İzmir, Turkey. It remains one of the liveliest districts of İzmir.
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Ephesus
Ephesus ( EF-uh-suhs) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey.
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Temple of Ephesian Artemis
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a localised form of the goddess Artemis (equated with the Roman goddess Diana).
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Pergamon
Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis.
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Library of Celsus
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey.
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Asclepieion of Pergamon
The Asclepieion of Pergamon was an asclepieion, a healing temple, built in honour of the gods Asclepius and Hygieia, located west of the Pergamon hill, roughly three kilometers southwest of the acropolis in modern-day Bergama, Turkey.
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Ephesus Archaeological Museum
The Ephesus Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Selçuk near the Ancient Greek city of İzmir, Turkey. It houses finds from the nearby Ephesus excavation site.
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Şirince
Şirince, also known as Kirkintzes, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 456 (2022).
Discovery routes in İzmir
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Konak and Kemeraltı
From the Clock Tower and Konak Mosque into the Kemeraltı bazaar, the Hisar Mosque, the ancient Agora, Kadifekale and, at sunset, the historic Asansör lift.
Ephesus and Selçuk
From the House of the Virgin Mary to ancient Ephesus and the Library of Celsus, then in Selçuk the Temple of Artemis, İsa Bey Mosque, Ayasuluk Hill and the Ephesus Museum; last stop the village of Şirince.
Ancient Pergamon
In UNESCO-listed Bergama: the acropolis and its steep theatre, the Red Basilica, the Roman bridge, the Bergama Museum and the ancient healing centre of the Asclepieion.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Kemeraltı
Kemeraltı (more fully, Kemeraltı Çarşısı) is a historical market (bazaar) district of İzmir, Turkey. It remains one of the liveliest districts of İzmir.
Agora of Smyrna
The Agora of Smyrna, alternatively known as the Agora of İzmir, is an ancient Roman agora located in Smyrna (present-day İzmir, Turkey). Originally built by the Greeks in the 4th century BC, the agora was ruined by an earthquake in 178 AD.
Kadifekale
Kadifekale (literally "the velvet castle" in Turkish) is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos which has an elevation of 186 metres. It was built in the 3rd century BC.
Asansör
Asansör (Turkish for "elevator", derived from the French word ascenseur) is a historical building in İzmir's Karataş quarter, within the boundaries of the metropolitan district of Konak.
Ephesus
Ephesus ( EF-uh-suhs) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey.
Library of Celsus
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey.
Temple of Ephesian Artemis
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a localised form of the goddess Artemis (equated with the Roman goddess Diana).
Ayasuluk Hill and Basilica of St John
Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk is crowned by a castle; on its slope stand the ruins of the Basilica of St John, built by Emperor Justinian over the traditional tomb of the Apostle John.
Şirince
Şirince, also known as Kirkintzes, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 456 (2022).
Pergamon
Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis.
Red Basilica
The "Red Basilica", also called variously the Red Hall and Red Courtyard, is a monumental ruined temple in the ancient city of Pergamon, now Bergama, in western Turkey.
Pergamon Bridge
The Pergamon Bridge is a Roman substruction bridge over the Selinus river (modern Bergama Çayı) in the ancient city of Pergamon (today Bergama), modern-day Turkey.
Asclepieion of Pergamon
The Asclepieion of Pergamon was an asclepieion, a healing temple, built in honour of the gods Asclepius and Hygieia, located west of the Pergamon hill, roughly three kilometers southwest of the acropolis in modern-day Bergama, Turkey.
Alaçatı
Alaçatı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Çeşme, İzmir Province, Turkey. Its population is 10,386 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
Allianoi
Allianoi is an ancient spa settlement, with remains dating predominantly from the Roman Empire period (2nd century AD) located near the city of Bergama (ancient Pergamon) in Turkey's İzmir Province.
Atarneus
Atarneus, also known as Atarna and Atarneites, was an ancient Greek city in the region of Aeolis, Asia Minor. It lies on the mainland opposite the island of Lesbos. It was on the road from Adramyttium to the plain of the Caicus.
Belevi Mausoleum
The Belevi Mausoleum, also known as the Mausoleum at Belevi is a Hellenistic monument tomb located in Turkey. The intended occupant of the tomb may have been Antigonus Monophthalmus (r. 323-301) or Lysimachus (r.
Çeşme Castle
Çeşme Castle is a historic castle in Çeşme, Turkey.
Erythrae
Erythrae or Erythrai later Lythri was one of the twelve Ionian cities of Asia Minor, situated 22 km north-east of the port of Cyssus, on a small peninsula stretching into the Bay of Erythrae, at an equal distance from the mountains Mimas and Corycus, and directly opposite the…
Gryneion
Gryneium or Gryneum or Gryneion, also Grynium or Grynion, Grynia or Gryneia and Grynoi, was a city of ancient Aeolis. It was located 40 stadia from Myrina and 70 from Elaea.
Temple of the Emperors (Ephesus)
The Temple of the Sebastoi in Ephesus, formerly called the Temple of Domitian, is a Roman temple dedicated to the Imperial cult of the Flavian dynasty. It was dedicated in CE 89/90 under the reign of Domitian.
Karabel relief
The Hittite / Luwian Karabel relief is a rock relief in the pass of the same name, between Torbalı and Kemalpaşa, about 20 km from İzmir in Turkey. Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art.
Caravan Bridge
Caravan Bridge is an ancient bridge in the city of İzmir, Turkey. It was built in approximately 850 BC over the Meles river, and is one of the oldest man-made structures in continuous use.
Claros
Claros was an ancient Greek sanctuary on the coast of Ionia. It contained a temple and oracle of Apollo, honored here as Apollo Clarius.
Cyme
Cyme or Cumae was an Aeolian city in Aeolis (Asia Minor) close to the kingdom of Lydia. It was called Phriconian, perhaps from the mountain Phricion in Aeolis, near which the Aeolians had been settled before their migration to Asia.
Lebedus
Lebedus or Lebedos was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League, located south of Smyrna, Klazomenai and neighboring Teos and before Ephesus, which is further south.
Limantepe
Limantepe, is a town located on Turkey's western coast is the site of a prehistoric (Bronze Age) settlement that includes an ancient port dating from 3300bce located underwater offshore.
Metropolis
Metropolis is a classical city situated in western Turkey near Yeniköy village in Torbali municipality - approximately 40 km SE of İzmir. Occupation at the site Bademgediği Tepe goes back to the Neolithic period.
Myrina
Myrina was one of the Aeolian cities on the western coast of Mysia, about 40 stadia to the southwest of Gryneion. The former bishopric is now a Latin Catholic titular see.
Notion
Notion or Notium was a Greek city-state on the west coast of Anatolia; it is about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of İzmir in modern Turkey, on the Gulf of Kuşadası.
Phocaea
Phocaea or Phokaia was an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia.
Teos
Teos or Teo was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, on a peninsula between Chytrium and Myonnesus. It was founded by Minyans from Orchomenus, Ionians and Boeotians, but the date of its foundation is unknown.
Tisna
Tisna, also known as Titne, was a town of ancient Aeolis. It is known from numismatic evidence, specifically bronze coins of the 4th century BCE inscribed «ΤΙΣΝΑΙ», «ΤΙΣΝΑΙΟ», «ΤΙΣΝΑΙΟΣ» or «ΤΙΣΝΑΙΟΝ» that are attributed to the city.
Museums
Ephesus Archaeological Museum
The Ephesus Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Selçuk near the Ancient Greek city of İzmir, Turkey. It houses finds from the nearby Ephesus excavation site.
Bergama Museum
Bergama Museum is a museum in Bergama district of İzmir Province, Turkey.
Çamlık Railway Museum
The Çamlık Railway Museum, also known as Çamlık Steam Locomotive Museum, is an outdoor railway museum at Çamlık village of Selçuk district in İzmir Province, Turkey.
İzmir Archaeological Museum
The Izmir Archaeological Museum is an archeology museum in İzmir, Turkey, containing a number of artifacts from around the Gulf of İzmir.
İzmir Atatürk Museum
The Izmir Atatürk Museum is a museum in İzmir, Turkey.
İzmir Ethnography Museum
The İzmir Ethnography Museum is an ethnography museum in İzmir, Turkey. It contains a number of pieces of clothing and pottery from the Seljuk period of Turkish history onwards. Admission to the museum is free.
İzmir Women's Museum
İzmir Women's Museum is a museum in İzmir, Turkey. It is at in Konak secondary municipality of İzmir. It is the first women's museum to be established in Turkey.
İnciraltı Sea Museum
The İnciraltı Sea Museum is a naval museum in the İnciraltı neighborhood of Balçova district in İzmir, Turkey.
İzmir Painting and Sculpture Museum
The İzmir Painting and Sculpture Museum is an art museum in İzmir, Turkey.
İzmir Toy Museum
İzmir Toy Museum is a museum of toys in İzmir, Turkey. The museum is situated near Varyant street on Halil Rifat Paşa mah 31, Konak.
Places of worship
Konak Mosque
Konak Mosque, also called Yalı Mosque, is a mosque in İzmir, Turkey. It is located on Konak Square in the heart of the city next to the Governor's Mansion and the İzmir Clock Tower.
Hisar Mosque
The Hisar Mosque or Hisarönü Mosque (Hisarönü Camii) is a historical Mosque in İzmir, Turkey.
House of the Virgin Mary
The House of the Virgin Mary is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Selçuk in Turkey.
İsa Bey Mosque
The İsa Bey Mosque, constructed in 1374–75, is one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art remaining from the Anatolian beyliks. The mosque is situated on the outskirts of the Ayasluğ Hills at Selçuk, İzmir.
Alsancak Hocazade Mosque
Alsancak Hocazade Mosque (Alsancak Hocazade Camii) is a Mosque in İzmir, Turkey. It is found in the district of Alsancak on the intersection of Şair Eşref Bulvarı and Ali Çetinkaya Bulvarı.
Birgi Grand Mosque
Birgi Grand Mosque, also called "Aydınoğlu Mehmet Bey Mosque", is a historical mosque in Turkey. The mosque is in the Birgi town in Ödemiş ilçe (district) of İzmir Province.
Saint Polycarp Church
Saint Polycarp Church is a Catholic church in İzmir, Turkey. Its patron saint is Polycarp.
St. Stepanos Church
The St. Stepanos Church was a historic Armenian church located in the Basmane district of the city of Smyrna (now İzmir), Turkey.
Saint Voukolos Church
Saint Voukolos Church is a Greek Orthodox church built by ethnic ethnic Armenians in İzmir, Turkey. Its patron saint is Voukolos, the first Bishop of Smyrna.
St. John's Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral is a cathedral in İzmir, Turkey. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of İzmir.
St. John the Evangelist's Anglican Church
The Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist, also known simply as St. John's, is located in İzmir, Turkey, in the quarter of Alsancak.
Başdurak Mosque
Başdurak Mosque is a historical Mosque in İzmir, Turkey.
Kestanepazarı Mosque
The Kestanepazarı Mosque is a historical Mosque in İzmir, Turkey. An inscription on the Mosque recorded by the traveler Evliya Çelebi, stated that it was constructed by Ahmet Ağa in 1078 according to the Islamic calendar (circa 1668 CE).
Church of Mary
The Church of Mary was an ancient Christian cathedral dedicated to the Theotokos ("Mother of God", i.e., the Virgin Mary), located in Ephesus (near present-day Selçuk in Turkey).
Salepçioğlu Mosque
Salepçioğlu Mosque is a mosque in İzmir, Turkey, located in Kemeraltı district in the heart of the city. The mosque which was constructed in the year 1905, is named after its patron Salepçizade Hoca Ahmed Efendi.
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Saint Mary's Catholic Church is a Catholic church in Bornova district İzmir, Turkey.
Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Saint Mary's Catholic Church is a Catholic church in İzmir, Turkey. It is located in the old Frankish neighborhood of the Konak district.
Monuments
İzmir Clock Tower
İzmir Clock Tower is a historic clock tower located at the Konak Square in the Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. It is considered as the main landmark of the city, and is featured on its municipal emblem.
Atatürk Mask
The Atatürk Mask is a large concrete bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, located in Buca district of İzmir. The sculpture was completed in 2009 at a cost of ₺4.2 million.
Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument
Atatürk, His Mother and Women's Rights Monument is a monument located at Constitution Square in Karşıyaka district of İzmir, Turkey.
Atatürk Monument
Atatürk Monument is a monument in İzmir, Turkey dedicated to the Turkish War of Independence depicting equestrian Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Nature
Kültürpark
Kültürpark is an urban park in İzmir, Turkey.
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